Preece 19th in First BMS Run
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ryan Preece scored his second top-20 finish of his first Xfinity Series season Saturday, coming home 19th in the Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Preece ran as high as seventh during a round of pit stops and stayed solidly in the middle pack most of the day before finishing seven spots in front of his starting position.
Preece, driving the G&K Services Chevrolet, finished 13th in a 50-lap heat race that was held before the 200-lap main event. The heats set the starting lineup for the feature.
“For the first time out here, it was OK,” Preece said. “We wanted to get in a lot of seat time and get a good finish. I would have liked to have been higher on the finish grid, but we’ll take that and move on to Richmond.”
Erik Jones won the race, his third career victory. Daniel Suarez kept the point lead.
The next Xfinity Series race is April 23 at Richmond International Raceway in Virginia.
Sources: JD Motorsports PR